OVERVIEW

Alina has been playing violin since age 3, viola since age 12, and piano since age 10. She is accomplished in solo, chamber, and orchestral repertoire. Alina began composing in 2018, and has been studying composition formally since 2022. Alina is also experienced in Ableton and Logic Pro.

EDUCATION
Harvard University; Cambridge, MA — 2012-2016

Assistant principal viola for Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra. Chamber music studies with Chiara Quartet, Robert Levin, and Parker Quartet.

The Juilliard School, Pre-College Division; New York, NY — 2007-2012

Coursework includes Ear Training, Music Theory, Conducting. Performance highlights include solo recitals at Paul and Morse Hall, Principal viola for Pre-College Orchestra, and chamber music concert at Alice Tully Hall.

Teachers include Heidi Castleman and Molly Carr (viola), Naoko Tanaka (violin), and Adelaide Roberts (piano).

The Juilliard School, Extension Division; New York, NY — 2022-Present

Composition studies with Conrad Cummings, Dalit Warshaw and Evan Fein, Orchestration studies with Jake Landau, Music production with Elliot Cole.

The New Voice Festival Composers Studio; Narni, Italy — Summer 2023

FILM SCORES

The Method with Joey Dardano, an internet series for Stapleview directed by Stoney Sharp

The Spark, a short film directed by Meredith Dobbs (in progress)

Hearts and Bones Rescue Fosters, a short documentary directed by Charlotte Guerry

Gush, a short film directed by Gracie Fojtik

Parnassos, a short film directed by Jon Chase (in progress)

Please contact me to view my reel.

CONCERT MUSIC

Current season (2024-25)

Interior Division for String Quartet

Undulation for Solo Cello (Premiered at St. John’s in the Village in NYC, June 2025)

The Nightingale for Viola, Mezzo-Soprano, Tenor and Piano (Premiered at Brooklyn Art Haus in NYC, April 2024)

Falling for Soprano and Piano

Veiled Light for Solo Viola (Runner-up 2nd Place Winner of 2024 Viola Past Present Future Call for Scores for Maggie Snyder)

Last season (2023-24)

Onset for Piano Trio (Premiered at Opera America in NYC, November 2023. Recent performance at St. John’s in the Village in NYC, June 2025)

The Fairies for Soprano and Piano (Premiered at Narnia Festival in Narni, Italy in July 2023)

Snow White and the Poison Apple for Two Sopranos and Chamber Accompaniment (Premiered at Narnia Festival in Narni, Italy in July 2023)

Squared Dance for Solo Piano

Searching for Home for Solo Fortepiano

Syncope for Cello Quintet

Janus for Cello and Piano (Premiered at St. John’s in the Village in NYC, June 2025)

Bravura for Solo Violin

Previous years (2022 and prior)

Refraction for Clarinet and Piano

Platform for Violin and Cello (Premiered at Paul Hall at Juilliard in 2023)

Gesture for Solo Bassoon

Nightingale for Soprano and Flute

Tidal for Tenor and Piano

Florestan & Eusebius reunited (over Zoom) for String Quartet

Soliloquy for Solo Cello